Just before 1pm today (9 June), Mrs May returned from meeting with the Queen at Buckingham Palace and said the Conservatives would work together with the DUP and added the two parties have "enjoyed a strong relationship over many years". But even if it joined together in a so-called progressive alliance with the SNP, Lib Dems, Green Party and Plaid Cymru, it would only reach 313 seats - short of t... [Full Article...]

United States attorney-general Jeff Sessions offered to hand in his resignation before President Donald Trump's trip overseas, according to several media reports . Trump viewed Sessions' decision as the catalyst for the appointment of former Federal Bureau of Investigation director Robert Mueller as special counsel investigating links between the Russian government and individuals associate... [Full Article...]

Microsoft is testing out a new feature for its Cortana AI assistant that could help to save users some money. Edge is also getting improved animation performance, new reading functions with annotation capabilities and the ability to pin individual website shortcuts to the taskbar. [Full Article...]

Sunderland, a Labour stronghold, also did not produce any surprises, with Ms Bridget Phillipson holding on to her seat. Labour MP Chi Onwurah won the seat with 24,071 votes at approximately 11pm this evening. Sunderland and Newcastle have long competed to see who can declare the first result of the election . The seat declared at 11.00 pm, just an hour after the polls had closed. [Full Article...]

In what was also a bad night for Nicola Sturgeon , the SNP looks set to lose 22 seats, including that of the former leader of the party Alex Salmond and Westminster leader Angus Robertson. The bookies have now slashed the odds on him becoming the next prime minister. Mr Corbyn said it was time for a government that is "truly representative of all of the people of this country". [Full Article...]

Cosby , 79, has denied all the accusations. Cosby was asked in a passage read Friday. In a barrage that all but destroyed Cosby's good-guy reputation, some 60 women have come forward to say he sexually violated them, but the statute of limitations for prosecution had run out in almost every case. [Full Article...]

The indictment filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court charges 25-year-old Reality Winner with a single count of illegally retaining and transmitting national defense information. "If she made this mistake", Davis said, referring to the leaked documents, "it needs to be balanced against what she has done in the past and how she has served this country". [Full Article...]

In its statement, Downing Street said the newly-reinstated Prime Minister does not intend to announce any further appointments today. With results declared for almost all of the 650 seats, Conservatives won 318 while the opposition Labour secured 262, leaving neither party anywhere close to the 326 seats required for an overall majority. [Full Article...]

As for Trump's tweet attack on Comey, Pelosi said no one at the White House appears to be "brave enough" to tell the president that his tweets are "beneath the dignity of the office you serve". ".and WOW, Comey is a leaker!" "I am also deeply concerned about the Attorney General's role in firing Director Comey in light of his recusal from the Russian Federation investigation". [Full Article...]

The Kremlin expects Russian-US cooperation to resume and is focused on US President Donald Trump's position on this matter, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to TASS Agency. Earlier this week, an 'exclusive' CNN report alleged that Qatari and American investigators found traces of Russian involvement in the Arab rift. [Full Article...]

It is the first new device Apple has announced in nearly three years . (NASDAQ: AAPL ) leaker, believes that Apple is building a speaker in a concave design, similar to the Mac Pro desktop computer. The HomePod supports a list of features, including unit conversion, messages, news, podcast playback, reminders, translation, general knowledge, weather, traffic info, sports scores, setting... [Full Article...]

The DUP said earlier on Friday it would not comment on reports that it had agreed to back May's ruling Conservatives. Rachel Sheard, who cast her vote near the site of the London Bridge attack, said the election certainly wasn't about Brexit . [Full Article...]

This latest abuse of social media comes at the expense of America's long-time ally, Germany . Yesterday, Mr Trump hit back on Twitter to complain about a United States trade deficit with Germany and his belief that the country must pay more for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ( Nato ) military alliance. [Full Article...]

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier indicated that the remaining 27 members were prepared to be flexible on when the process begins. "I hope the United Kingdom will soon have a stable government to start negotiations", Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's top Brexit official said. [Full Article...]

We do a comparison of features to find out! But with Apple and Google getting ready for a fight, I can't imagine Amazon is going to wait too long to join in the fun. So is Apple HomePod a game changer? However, it is not without competition, there is also Amazon Echo and Google Home which we have written about here . [Full Article...]

When asked about Comey's testimony, Trump said "I didn't say that", although he added "there'd be nothing wrong if I did say it". "If the position of the President is that James Comey is telling lies to the American public, making up stories about conversations they had, and swearing in front of Congress that he's gonna tell the truth, then I think that they are obligated to prosecute". [Full Article...]

According to reviewers at cnet.com , the HomePod boasts the best sound quality, but the Echo has the most functions among the three speakers. Created to work with an Apple Music subscription for access to more than 40 million songs , HomePod provides deep knowledge of personal music preferences and tastes, and helps users discover new music. [Full Article...]

ProShare Advisors LLC's holdings in VeriFone Systems were worth $190,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Letko Brosseau & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of VeriFone Systems during the fourth quarter worth about $51,169,000. [Full Article...]

Comey told senators he believed Trump fired him because of the Russian Federation investigation. Pelosi is assessing the president this way: "I'm concerned about his fitness for office". Russian officials have vehemently denied any role in hacking attacks on the Democratic National Convention and voter-registration databases. The former FBI director also appeared to confirm Trump's sta... [Full Article...]

The two leaders gripped each other's hands so tightly their knuckles started turning white and their jaws seemed to clench in front of the media last week in Brussels before a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit. Trump has described himself as "a germ freak" and called handshakes "barbaric". Although, it has to be said, Macron's initial handshake with US First Lady Melania Trump did last... [Full Article...]